SMRT Home Studies Heating Sensation in Patients With and Without Spinal Fixation Devices During MRI Examination at Different Magnetic Field Strengths

This SMRT Educational
Seminar (Volume 22, Number 3), has been approved for 0.50 Category A Continuing
Educational (CE) credits.

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Seminar (Volume 22, Number 3), "Heating Sensation in Patients With and Without Spinal Fixation Devices During MRI Examination at Different Magnetic Field Strengths" and
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Heating Sensation in Patients With and Without Spinal Fixation Devices During MRI Examination at Different Magnetic Field Strengths

Review potential risks in heating due to RF electromagnetic fields during MRI examinations

Discuss previous reports of heating in implants and devices occurring during MRI scans

Report the materials and methods used including research design, questionnaire, MRI systems and scan parameters

Describe the results including number of patients with and without implanted devices and areas of the body in which heating was experienced

Explain the outcome of the study including observations and limitations

Heating Sensation in Patients With and Without Spinal Fixation Devices During MRI Examination at Different Magnetic Field Strengths